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I Finally Got My Rear in Gear with Google+

February 9, 2014 By: Patricia

I’ve had Google+ on my To Do List forever and a day. Now I’ve finally added the bare bones of a profile, tried to figure out what should be public and what should be private, and added some links as well as a new photo.

I don’t understand it all yet, especially the connecting and networking part, but I’ll do my homework and eventually figure it all out.

Becoming active on Goodreads is next on my agenda. I have an author presence there, but haven’t spent any time adding and rating books I’ve read, posting reviews, or connecting with friends.

I tried to learn some lessons from Diane’s post on structuring our lives (just scroll down, it’s right below this post). Getting more organized is going to be a crucial part of staying sane throughout 2014 (and beyond, I hope).

The next couple of weeks will be difficult. My favorite Olympic events, covering everything from snowboarding to ice skating to almost everything else, are calling me. I hear them right now…..

When I saw the title of this post, I had to come and read it and wish you good luck. I do everything in Google, except Google+. I don’t like the format of the Google+ blogs and find some of them very confusing. On some you have a very hard time finding the latest post, whereas others are much more straightforward. I don’t know what the difference is. Maybe they are good for networking when you want to promote your books. Anyhow, I hope it works out for you.

I’ll go find you on Google+ then! You can connect it to your Blogger profile, but that makes it harder for people to find your blog.

Meet Patricia

I read, I write, I blog, and sometimes I do the laundry and cook. My 2014 novel, Dead Wrong, was a finalist in the thriller category of the 2015 Colorado Book Awards. Wishing Caswell Dead (Five Star/Cengage, December 20, 2017) is a historical mystery set in 1830s Illinois in the fictitious Village of Sangamon. Read More…